Course Overview

GENDER-RESPONSIVE LEADERSHIP & POLICY DEVELOPMENT
Duration: 4 Days May 6th to 9th 2025

Course Fee: $ 750 per person
Venue: Meridian Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya

Target Audience: Development professionals, policymakers, NGO leaders, corporate
executives, and program managers

Course Objectives:
By the end of the workshop, participants will:
• Understand key gender concepts and their application in leadership & policy
development
• Learn strategies for integrating gender perspectives in organizational policies and
programs
• Develop skills to analyze and apply gender-responsive budgeting & decision-making
• Gain hands-on experience with gender markers and analysis tools

Day 1: Introduction to Gender-Responsive Leadership
Session 1: Understanding Gender & Leadership
• Key gender concepts: Sex vs. Gender, Gender Equality vs. Equity
• The business case for gender-responsive leadership
• Leadership styles and gender dynamics in organizations

Session 2: Institutionalizing Gender in Policies & Programs
• Gender Mainstreaming: What, Why, and How
• Gender-sensitive policy formulation
• Organizational best practices for gender inclusion
Interactive Activity: Case study analysis – How organizations have integrated gender in
policies

Day 2: Gender Analysis & Application of Gender Markers
Session 3: Tools for Gender Analysis
• Gender Analysis Frameworks (Harvard, Moser, and others)
• Data collection & gender-disaggregated indicators
• Gender-sensitive monitoring & evaluation

Session 4: Applying Gender Markers in Projects & Programs
• Understanding gender markers (IASC, OECD DAC, etc.)
• How to use gender markers in program planning and funding
• Common challenges and best practices
Interactive Activity: Group exercise – Applying gender analysis to real-world case studies

Day 3: Gender-Responsive Budgeting & Decision-Making
Session 5: Introduction to Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB)
• What is GRB, and why is it important?
• Steps in integrating GRB into policy and programs
• Case studies from successful GRB implementation

Session 6: Overcoming Barriers & Institutional Challenges
• Addressing resistance to gender-sensitive policies
• Change management and leadership strategies
• Building an accountability framework
Interactive Activity: Role-playing exercise – Advocating for gender-responsive policies in
a leadership setting

Day 4: Implementation & Action Planning (Optional for a 4-day workshop)
Session 7: Developing a Gender-Responsive Strategy
• Designing a roadmap for implementation
• Policy drafting exercise
• Identifying key stakeholders and champions

Session 8: Workshop Wrap-Up & Action Plans
• Group presentations of gender-responsive policies
• Commitments & next steps
• Feedback & certificates of participation
Workshop Delivery Methods:
Expert-led presentations
Group discussions & case studies
Hands-on exercises & real-world applications
Role-playing & simulations

Kindly confirm your participation with:
The Training Coordinator
Capacity Africa Institute
Email: workshops@capacityafrica.com
Website: www.capacityafrica.com